CONSCIOUSNESS
REFRAMED
-
art
&
consciousness
in the
post-biological era

From>>>@>>>MonMa r1014:58:281997R eceived:fromimag inet.frbymoria.i maginet.frviaESM TP(950215.SGI.8. 6.10/911001.SGI) idWAA21789;Mon,1 0Mar199722:33:53 +0100Received:fr om[194.51.82.94] (cyber79.paris.i maginet.fr[194.5 1.82.94])byimagi net.fr(8.7.5/8.7 .31)withSMTPidWA A22421;Mon,10Mar 199722:30:25+010 0(MET)Date:Mon,1 0Mar199722:30:25 +0100(MET)Messag e-Id:<1997031021 30.WAA22421@imag inet.fr>X-Sender :jnech@mail.imag inet.frMime-Vers ion:1.0Content-T ype:text/plain;c harset="us-ascii "To:(Recipientli stsuppressed)Fro m:jnech@imaginet .fr(NECHVATALJos eph)Subject:CONS CIOUSNESSREFRAME D-artandconsciou snessinthepost-b iologicaleraPRES SANNOUNCEMENTFro m:jnech@imaginet .fr(NECHVATALJos eph)Noticeofthe1 stInternationalC AiiAResearchConf erence"CONSCIOUS NESSREFRAMED-art andconsciousness inthepost-biolog icalera"5&6July1 997OrganisedbyCA iiA-theCentrefor AdvancedInquiryi ntheInteractiveA rts,Universityof WalesCollege,New port,UK.http://c aiiamind.nsad.ne wport.ac.ukAnint ernationalconfer encetolookatnewd evelopmentsinart ,science,technol ogyandconsciousn ess.*^*^**^*^**^ *^**^*^**^*^**^* ^**^*^**^*^**^*^ **^*^**^*^**^*^* *^*^**^*^**^*^** ^*^**^*^**^*^**^ *^**^*^**^*^**^* ^**^*^**^*^**^*^ **^*^**^*^**^*^* *^*^**^*^**^*^** ^*^**^*^**^*^**^ *^**^*^**^*^**^* ^**^*^*Theterm"p ost-biological"i sintendedtocover allaspectsoflife whicharemediated ,extendedortrans formedbytechnolo gy,including,and inthecaseofthisc onference,themin dandconsciousnes s.Forexample,wea reinterestedinth eimpactofdigital technologies,bio technologyandart ificiallifeonart ,aswellastheexpl oringthevalueofa rtinunderstandin gcognitiveproces ses,conceptualmo dellingandtheori esofmind.Theconf erenceisconvened inordertoenablei deasfromavariety ofartistic,scien tificandothersou rcestosurface,be exchangedanddeve lopedinwayswhich mightfurtherouri ndividualpractic eandresearchinbo thscienceandart. Someoftheissuesa ddressedbyresear chfellowsandstud entsatCAiiAinclu de:Mapping&Respo nsiveVisualisati onTransformation FutureBodyPublic -PersonalSpacesD reamConsciousnes s&RealitySonicRe -Embodiment/Soni cDisembodimentLe ftBrainNavigatio nImmersiveSpaces PsychologicalArc hitectures&Incor porationBodiesTh eCyberneticsofAr chitectureCyberc eption&Paranatur e_______________ ________________ ________________ ________________ _________CAiiADi rector:RoyAscott :100143.100@comp userve.comConfer enceCoordinator: JosephNechvatal: jnech@imaginet.f rProgrammeCommit tee:JonathanBedw orth:j.m.bedwort h@newport.ac.ukC harDavies:cdavie s@microsoft.comD ewHarrison:dharr iso@newport.ac.u kGillianHunt:ghu nt@newport.ac.uk JosephNechvatal: jnech@imaginet.f rMiroslawRogala: rogala@mcs.comJi llScott:jscott@z km.deBillSeaman: seaman@umbc.eduV ictoriaVesna:ves na@humanitas.ucs b.edu___________ ________________ ________________ ________________ _______________C AiiAhttp://caiia mind.nsad.newpor t.ac.ukisaResear chCentreoftheUni versityofWalesCo llege,Newport,ba sedintheNewportS choolofArtandDes ign,offeringMPhi landPhDresearchp rogrammesintheIn teractiveArts.Fe llowsandpost-gra duatestudentsare basedonsiteoronl ine.NewportSchoo lofArt&Designisl ocatedontheCaerl eonCampusinastri kingnewbuildingw hichhassomeofthe bestArtandDesign facilitiesinEuro peincludingstudi os,laboratoriesa ndworkshopsforFi lm,Animation,Sou nd,Installation, Photography,Tele media,Electronic s,Anamatronics,M ultimediaUnivers ityofWalesColleg e,Newportiseasil yreachedbyroadfr omtheM4,byRailor Coach(Newport)or byair(Heathrowan dGatwickAirports 3hrsdrive,Cardif fInternationalAi rportapprox.20mi les).CaerleonCam pus,overlookingt heancientvillage ofCaerleonintheV aleofUsk,islocat edinsomeofthemos tbeautifulanduns poiltcountryside inBritain,fromth eWyeValleyintheE asttotheBlackMou ntainsandBreconB eaconsintheNorth Fornon-presenter s,theCompositefe efortheconferenc eincludingRegist ration,accesstoa llevents,acopyof the"ConferenceAb stracts",accommo dationandmealsfr omFridayeveningt hruSundayafterno onwillbe300pound s.Forlateregistr ation(after31May 1997)thecomposit efeefortheconfer enceincludingReg istration,access toallevents,acop yofthe"Conferenc eAbstracts",acco mmodationandmeal sfromFridayeveni ngthruSundayafte rnoonwillbe350po unds.*^*^**^*^** ^*^**^*^**^*^**^ *^**^*^**^*^**^* ^**^*^**^*^**^*^ **^*^**^*^**^*^* *^*^**^*^**^*^** ^*^**^*^**^*^**^ *^**^*^**^*^**^* ^**^*^*X_X_X_X_X _X_X_X_X_X_X_X_X _X_X_X_X_X_XJose phNechvatal,Pari s,France,Europah ttp://www.cybert heque.fr/galerie /jnechX_X_X_X_X_ X_X_X_X_X_X_X_X_ X_X_X_X_X_X_X_X_ X_X_X_X_X_X_X_X_ X_X_X_X_X_X_X_X_ X_X_X_X_X_X_X_X_